Western Balkans University

Tirana's Western Balkans University (WBU) is a university with an emphasis on medicine, the medical sciences, technology, the economy, and innovation. The first, second, and third cycle study programs offered by Western Balkans institution are organized and run as a private institution with academic and scientific goals. The institution was founded within a unique framework of collaboration with "American Hospitals Group" and "International Hospital Hygeia". The best indication of the assurance of success that this institution intends to accomplish in the near future is the tight relationship with these two hospital groups. The WBU wants to be one of the top institutions in southeast Europe and to draw the brightest students by providing them with the resources they need to be prepared for the global job market.